"Always ask before opening this type of file" is greyed out

[chunnel]

I have journal entries linked to .doc's, .tif's, .csv's, .xls'. However,
after a recent reinstall of Vista and Office I now get the above message when
clicking on the journal entries that are linked to these files. I cannot
un-check the box because it is greyed out. All I want to do is to un-check
this box. How do I do it?

 

[TechieBird]

Interesting... these used to be per-machine settings, not per user, so it
wasn't possible to change the checkbox without being logged in as a local
adminstrator under XP. I wondered if the same was true of Vista, but I just
tried it and it worked fine for me with a normal 'user' account and UAC
switched on.

However, you could try launching Internet Explorer as a local administrator
account (if you haven't already disabled User Access Control), put the path
to one of these files in the URL bar, and see if you're able to change the
setting when the popup appears and whether it sticks.

Really though, this is a Windows/Internet Explorer setting, just Outlook is
using it. If my suggestion doesn't work, you might have more luck posting to
an IE or Vista group.

 

[chunnel]

This is a journal entry, how could I enter a path? If I go to the doc or tif
or whatever and click on it in the folder it's in on the computer then I
don't have the problem.

 

[TechieBird]

Sorry, I should have been clearer. Try it by putting the path of any
document of the type you want to change the setting for into the URL bar,
e.g. c:\documents and settings\yourname\... \whatever.doc or whatever.pdf
etc. Doing that from IE instead of Windows Explorer should force the
confirmation prompt.

 

[chunnel]

I did this, got the prompts that you said, unchecked the box and then went
back to the contact, clicked on the journal entry and still had the same
problem.

 

[chunnel]

Wait!

Logging into Outlook as the admin solved the problem. I was able to see the
boxes and uncheck each item.

Right idea, wrong program. So it actually was an Outlook issue not an IE one.

Bryan